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Research in Vila Velha

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Vila Velha, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Vila Velha.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.6k
▲ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
6.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
5.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1969-2026
58 years on the record
Vila Velha

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Which research institutions are in Vila Velha?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Vila VelhaUniversity 1,506 #5,620
2Escola Superior Aberta do BrasilUniversity 71 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Vila Velha work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Vila Velha is in Health Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Medicine (24%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 188 fractional works · 34.7% of its workMedicine: 130 fractional works · 23.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 17 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSurgery: 16 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEpidemiology: 14 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 42 fractional works · 7.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 24 fractional works · 4.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmall Animals: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 176 fractional works · 32.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 133 fractional works · 24.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 38 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEducation: 29 fractional works · 5.4% of its workUrban Studies: 19 fractional works · 3.6% of its workLaw: 12 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDemography: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 16 fractional works · 2.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 13 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 97 fractional works · 17.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 57 fractional works · 10.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 18 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEcology: 14 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 15 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 11 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 81 fractional works · 14.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 46 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPlant Science: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workForestry: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workParasitology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKVila Velha541fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences35%Social Sciences32%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine13023.9%
    2. Health Professions427.8%
    3. Veterinary71.3%
    4. Nursing51.0%
    5. Dentistry40.7%
    1. Social Sciences13324.5%
    2. Psychology162.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities132.3%
    4. Decision Sciences61.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting61.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.4%
    1. Environmental Science5710.4%
    2. Engineering162.9%
    3. Computer Science152.8%
    4. Materials Science40.7%
    5. Chemistry30.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
    7. Energy10.2%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences468.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology203.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology101.9%
    4. Neuroscience30.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Vila Velha?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Public Policy, Epidemiology, Globalization, Sustainability, Social Determinants, Healthcare Access and Health Policy.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Public Health50▲ 6.3×33 topics
  2. Epidemiology48▲ 2.2×89 topics
  3. Public Policy38▲ 15×14 topics
  4. Sustainability35▲ 2.6×27 topics
  5. Globalization34▲ 3.2×33 topics
  6. Quality of Life24▲ 3.1×26 topics
  7. Healthcare Access20▲ 14×6 topics
  8. Social Determinants20▲ 18×5 topics
  9. Healthcare20▲ 3.2×14 topics
  10. Educational Technology19▲ 3.0×6 topics
  11. Qualitative Research18▲ 3.8×9 topics
  12. Health Policy17▲ 21×3 topics
  13. Biodiversity16▲ 3.9×18 topics
  14. Teacher Training16▲ 4.7×8 topics
  15. Environmental Justice15▲ 21×3 topics
  16. Social Movements15▲ 9.3×5 topics
  17. Urbanization15▲ 6.7×6 topics
  18. Drug Resistance14▲ 9.2×8 topics
  19. Health14▲ 6.5×7 topics
  20. Segregation13▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Rural Development13▲ 7.0×2 topics
  22. Spatial Planning13▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Territoriality13▲ 50×1 topic
  24. Maternal Health12▲ 8.6×2 topics
  25. Social Inequality12▲ 7.9×7 topics
  26. Primary Care11▲ 5.6×6 topics
  27. Waste Management11▲ 5.1×5 topics
  28. Brazil11▲ 21×5 topics
  29. Chronic Diseases10▲ 7.5×6 topics
  30. Environmental Education10▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Health Inequalities10▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Infection Control10▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Healthcare Regulation10▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Medical Devices10▲ 69×1 topic
  35. Patient Safety10▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Legal Theory9▲ 25×3 topics
  37. Social Participation9▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Eco-friendly Practices9▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Child Health9▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Prenatal Care9▲ 59×1 topic

What research is done in Vila Velha?

Urban Development and So…12Urban Development and Societal Issues: 12 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation10Healthcare Regulation: 10 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 9 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…9Environmental Sustainability and Education: 9 fractional worksMaternal and Neonatal He…9Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 9 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence: 8 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil: 8 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly…7Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 7 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 7 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 7 fractional works
Urban StudiesHealth Information ManagementInformation SystemsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 12 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 10 works
  3. 3 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 9 works
  4. 4 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 9 works
  5. 5 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 9 works
  6. 6 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 8 works
  7. 7 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  8. 8 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 7 works
  9. 9 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 7 works
  10. 10 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 7 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Vila Velha8.7% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.5% in 2015.

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